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Back on topic, I would have thought the best option for Qantas and customers would be to have any seat that could be released to a WP simply be available to book once logged in as a WP. Why make customers go through the hassle of requesting release? If at a particular moment in time revenue...

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The rise in surcharges has moved many award tickets from being 'close to free' to being 'a small to medium discount on paid tickets'.

Yes.

Programs are going in the opposite direction — more points for on the ground spending — and that is only going to accelerate. Anyone hoping for a return to the good ol' days will be sorely disappointed. The game evolves — either you move with it or get left behind. If all one does is the same...

In the event a tie break, the person with the earliest registration time wins. The person I know is currently in second place. The first place person must have also been on the inaugural flight, but registered just before them.

Yes, was a short term loophole emerging from the Alaska-Hawaiian merger. Alaska don't ordinarily partner with Amex (they partner with BOA in the US), but Hawaiian did, so it was a backdoor route to converting Amex to Alaska. The main question for me is how many US MR I want to park with Alaska.

Great thread topic. There's so many ways one can think about what's happened in the last decade. Points/miles are basically an arbitrage play — purchase something for cheap (points) and flip it for something more expensive (airline tickets). The arbitrage play has become flooded with new...

You'll have to call Chase if you haven't recorded it yourself or have the statement from when it was awarded.

I know someone completing the EY challenge. It's interesting to follow along with them. They did the inaugural Sochi route — in and out.

Used in SF. They're great fun. Very easy to use — just follow the instructions in the app.

BA.com doesn't display QantasLink/Alliance Airlines flights. You need to call to book.

Yes, Chase will always expedite a card if you call in and request rush delivery.

Unless it is a premium card (eg Sapphire Reserve), they are not expedited and can take up to 2 weeks to arrive at a US address.

Putting aside the present concerns about the US, it is longer to go to MAD via DFW than DXB (or other Asian/Middle Eastern ports). If I were in economy I'd be wanting to make my time on the plane as short as possible.

The aim of the acquisition was to reduce competition in the credit card space and thus allow NAB (and the other banks) to increase card costs and reduce card benefits, which they have all been doing. More profit for them, fewer benefits for us.

Chase generally want 12 months of credit history before they'll even consider approval.

Banks are working very hard to squeeze the rewards space in Australia at the moment.

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Agree. And the place is already expensive at CP rates!